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Wrexham County Borough

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Wrexham County Borough is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 503.8 km² and had 136,126 residents in 2018 — about 270 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Wrexham.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Wrexham County Borough, 2001–2018.

Residents, 2018136,126+5.9% since 2001
Land area503.8km²194.5 sq mi
Density270/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#225of 382 UK councils · #10 in Wales
Population estimates3 data points
128.5K134.8K136.1K
200120112018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1996
    Created

    Formed from Clwyd.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

SShropshireUnitary authority327,178DDenbighshireWelsh principal council95,330CCheshire West and ChesterUnitary authority361,694FFlintshireWelsh principal council155,593PPowysWelsh principal council132,447
Same region, same type

Other welsh principal councils in Wales

All councils in Wales
Cardiff364,248Swansea246,466Rhondda Cynon Taf240,131Carmarthenshire187,568Caerphilly County Borough181,019Newport167,899Flintshire155,593Bridgend County Borough144,876Neath Port Talbot142,906Powys132,447The Vale of Glamorgan132,165Pembrokeshire125,818
Elections

49 electoral wards

Census 2021: 135,113 residents in 57,913 households across the wards; 20.3% aged 65+, 62.5% of homes owned, 19.0% of households without a car.

1Pant and Johnstown2,342 households · 21.3% aged 65+5,4512Acton and Maesydre2,175 households · 20.3% aged 65+5,0243Llay2,024 households · 22.2% aged 65+4,7894Holt1,236 households · 15.8% aged 65+4,4585Coedpoeth1,922 households · 22.7% aged 65+4,4286Brymbo1,784 households · 12.5% aged 65+4,261

All wards of Wrexham County Borough

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CRhos Estate OfficeCouncil office · Wrexham LL14 1RB · hours listedCWrexham Central estate officeCouncil office · Wrexham LL13 7TU · hours listedCWrexham County Borough CouncilCouncil office · Wrexham LL11 1AU · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Wrexham · 35 wardsMontgomeryshire and Glyndŵr · 13 wardsClwyd East · 1 ward
Source: Wikidata Q843868 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.